The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2176
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
9:11 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3137
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 302.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.66° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.78° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.